There are many reasons that authors use wordplay in their writing. The first and most common reasons are to entertain and certain crowd, or even group of people. Entertainment is one of the main goals behind Lewis Carroll's wordplay. Wordplay in literature is often funny and adds a different meanng to the main idea of writing, therefore making it more enjoyable to read. The second reason is to mock ridicule, or a more common one, make fun of, people or ideas. Occasionally, Carroll was found trying to tell us something with his wordy-wordplay, showing us that something he found was incorrectin or about society. Alice in Wonderland displays both of these two reasons, making it one of the most well known books in the world today. And not only is it famous in the America, but also parts of Europe, which makes it a wonderful example of displaying wordplay in a society of faults and misjudgements.
Wordplay is commonly used to entertain or give the reader some kind of enjoyment. A common example of wordplay is a "pun", which is commonly used in literary works. These short examples of wordplay make a passage more entertaining to read, and also provide a way to view inside the authors mind, and see what he or she is thinking. One great example of this is: "We call him the tortoise because he taught us", and similar lines from Alice in Wonderland that make the passage more entertaining and funny. These add a second helping of information to the book, along with reading between the lines, to not only get the story, but the examples of wordplay. Often times these examples of wordplay help you understand the story because it shows you where the author is coming from. Shakespeare (who commonly was known to have his books banned from schools for this), would use wordplay to make jokes that were inappropriate, yet humorous. He would use two meanings of a word in a scenario, the first being completely normal and going along with the story, and the second being something comical, usually sexual. Therfore, making Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, even Dr. Seuss, and including many, many more who's similar wordplay, still inspire people to this very day.
Wordplay can also be used to mock people or ideas. Alice in Wonderland does this exceptionally well, in fact, it pokes fun at the Victorian way-of-life, lifestyle. In the middle of the story, Lewis Carroll creates a parody of traditonal Victorian England, and the styles of the day throughout the entire book. Some things are meant to ridicule the absurd customs, such as Humpty Dumpty shaking Alice's hand with only one finger. This is mocking the Victorian practice of only using two fingers if shaking hands of somebody with inferior social status. These small things were used to mock the social behaviors Carroll found absurd. He also mocks the overzealous beheadings that occured many times throughout history with the Queen of Hearts. She beheads anyone which she dislikes, which in fact turns out to be most of her subjects. This is one of Carrol's humorous parodys of the various points in history where the government beheaded anybody who didn't completely agree with them.
In conclusion, Alice in Wonderland's humorous and often strange wordplay is used effectively and mainly for these two reasons. First, wordplay is incredibly funny and enjoyable, and like similiar works that used wordplay, the wordplay going along with the story is why it's so phenomenal. Secondly, the entire book is a parody of something, mocking ideas which the author does not agree with. Lewis Carroll put together a book that is seemingly nonsense, although it borders on genius, this makes it an incredibly famous book of wordplay, and mind tricks.
Wordplay is commonly used to entertain or give the reader some kind of enjoyment. A common example of wordplay is a "pun", which is commonly used in literary works. These short examples of wordplay make a passage more entertaining to read, and also provide a way to view inside the authors mind, and see what he or she is thinking. One great example of this is: "We call him the tortoise because he taught us", and similar lines from Alice in Wonderland that make the passage more entertaining and funny. These add a second helping of information to the book, along with reading between the lines, to not only get the story, but the examples of wordplay. Often times these examples of wordplay help you understand the story because it shows you where the author is coming from. Shakespeare (who commonly was known to have his books banned from schools for this), would use wordplay to make jokes that were inappropriate, yet humorous. He would use two meanings of a word in a scenario, the first being completely normal and going along with the story, and the second being something comical, usually sexual. Therfore, making Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, even Dr. Seuss, and including many, many more who's similar wordplay, still inspire people to this very day.
Wordplay can also be used to mock people or ideas. Alice in Wonderland does this exceptionally well, in fact, it pokes fun at the Victorian way-of-life, lifestyle. In the middle of the story, Lewis Carroll creates a parody of traditonal Victorian England, and the styles of the day throughout the entire book. Some things are meant to ridicule the absurd customs, such as Humpty Dumpty shaking Alice's hand with only one finger. This is mocking the Victorian practice of only using two fingers if shaking hands of somebody with inferior social status. These small things were used to mock the social behaviors Carroll found absurd. He also mocks the overzealous beheadings that occured many times throughout history with the Queen of Hearts. She beheads anyone which she dislikes, which in fact turns out to be most of her subjects. This is one of Carrol's humorous parodys of the various points in history where the government beheaded anybody who didn't completely agree with them.
In conclusion, Alice in Wonderland's humorous and often strange wordplay is used effectively and mainly for these two reasons. First, wordplay is incredibly funny and enjoyable, and like similiar works that used wordplay, the wordplay going along with the story is why it's so phenomenal. Secondly, the entire book is a parody of something, mocking ideas which the author does not agree with. Lewis Carroll put together a book that is seemingly nonsense, although it borders on genius, this makes it an incredibly famous book of wordplay, and mind tricks.